Costs of delays for shipping on the Mississippi River caused by lock congestion are important and adversely impact growth in shipments on that mode. This study analyses the competitive position of grain shipments and quantifies delay costs on the Mississippi River system. A spatial optimisation...

The rapid growth of container shipments has exacerbated congestion at ports and railway corridors. The purpose of this paper is to analyse congestion in the logistics channels for container imports into the United States. A spatial stochastic optimisation model was specified which optimises...